Vehicle body removing and replacing device



June 7, 1927. 1,631,915

5. CARNES VEHICLE BODY REMOVING AND REPLAGINC? DEVICE Filed Oct. 2, 19262 Sheets-Sheefl June 7 1927. 1

s. CARNES VEHICLE BODY REMOVING AND REPLACING DEVICE Filed 001:. 2, 19262 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR S v Car'nes ATTO R N EY WITN-ESS:

Patented June I 7, 1927.

UNITED STATES.

SAM CARNES, or ORT rownnn, L OREGON.

VEHICLE BODY REMOVING AND REPLACING DEVICE. i

Application filed October 2,1926. Serial No.-139,156.

This invention relates to a device for un loadlng wagon bodies, hayracks, etc, from the runnlnggears of wagons and the lik.

and for replacing them .on the running gears, the general. object of theinvention being to provide a pair of members placed one at each side ofthe wagon and resting upon the ground and engaging the body so that whenthe running gear is pulled forover the rear bolster, the members holdingthe body or rack in a tilted position with one end resting upon theground so that the runninggear can be backed under the same and the rackor body replaced by tilting it on the members.

This invention also consists. in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illust-rated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1is a side view of a wagon, showing the device attached thereto ready toremove the body from the running gear,

Figure 2 is a similar view, showing the body held in raised position bythe device.

Figure 3 is a view, showing the body en: tirely removed from the runninggear.

Figure :L'is a view of one of the sliding beams.

Figure 5 is a view of one of the knee members.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary view of the lower portion of one ofthesemembers.

In these views, 1 indicates the knee member and 2 the sliding beam. Themember 1 is composed of a beam 3 having a horizontally arranged arm lattached thereto adjacent its upper end, the arm being braced, as shownat 5. I prefer to provide the beam 3 with a number of holes forreceiving the bolts which connect the brace and arm thereto so that thearm can be adjusted on the beam. The lower end of the beam 3 hasfastened thereto a bar 6 of metal which extends be yond the end of thebeam and has its ends beveled so that it will penetrate the surface uponwhich the wagon rests. the beam is also provided with a hook- This endof shaped plate? and a wedge-shaped block 8 is fastened to this end ofthe beam immediately above the plate 7, the hook-shaped part of theplate and the block forming a recess. a a I pivoted to its lower endwhich is adapted to fit in this recess so that it has limited move- Theupper end of the beam 2 has a strip 10 fastened toeach .edgethereof,with the projecting part of the strip formed with a hole 11 so thatapin: 12' or bolt can be passed through the holes in the strips. A U-shaped bolt 13 is fastened'toeach side of. the wagon box or rack A adistance from the center thereof and a pair of blocks 14 :is

fastened to each side of the body or rack substantially at the center,saidblocks being spaced apart to receive the arm of each member 1. b o v'henthe body or rack is to be removed The sliding beam 2 has a yoke 9inent between the blockv and the hook of'the 3 plate, wardly, the rackor body is raised and slid f fromthe running gear B, an'arm of eachdevice is placed in the space between each pair of blocks 14 and the in12 of each device is passed through t e U-bolt 13 and then through theperforation or hole 11 in the inner strip 10. This connects the devicewith' the body and the parts are then in the position shownin Figure 1.The wagon is then drawn forwardly,which will force the plate 6 into theground and then further'lnovement of the two devices is prevented sothat further movement of the wagon will tend to rock the devices untilthey assume a position'nearly vertical and this action of the deviceswill cause the body to tilt upwardly on the rear bolster of the wagon,as shown in Figure 2. Then a further movement of the wagon will causethe beams 2 to raise the lower part of the body until it clears the rearbolster and then the body will slide downwardly until its rear endengages the ground. The running gear can then be pulled from under thebody, as shown in Figure 8.

Then the body is to be replaced, it is simply necessary to back the gearbetween the devices and then lift the rear of the body so that it willrock on the devices until the rearpart engages the'rear bolster. Thenthe pins 12 are removed and the wagon backed until the body comes torest on the front bolster.

Thus it will be seen that I have provided a simple arrangement forremoving wagon bodies from the running gear and replacing them on thegear, the operation requiring but slight effort on the part of theoperator.

It is thought from the ij'oregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood. that I may make changes in theconstruction and in the combination and arrangement of the severalparts, provided that such changes fall within the scope otthe appendedclaims.

\Vhat I claim is 1. A device of the class described comprising a beam,an arm extended at rightangles therefrom adjacent the top thereof, aground engaging part at thelower end of the beam, a second beam slidablyconnected with'the first beam, means for holding the second beamadjacent the lower end of the first beam and means fordetaehably'connecting the upper end of the second beam with a wagon.body, the arm of the first beam also engaging a partof the wagon body.

2. A device of the class described comprising a beam, an arm extendingat rightangles from the beam adjacent the top thereof, a ground engagingelement at the lower end of the beam, a hook-shaped memher at the lowerend of the beam, a wedgeshaped block connected with the beam above thehook-shaped member and forming with the hook thereof a space, a secondbeam, a

yoke pivotally connected with the second iower end of the beam, awedge-shaped biock connected with the beam above the hookshaped memberand forming with the hook thereof a space, a second beam, a yokepivotally connected with the second beam, and slidably arranged on thefirstbeam with its bight adapted to enter the space, means forconnecting the arm and the upper end of the second beam with the wagonbody, such means comprising a pair of blocks on each side of the wagonbody for receiving the arm between them and a U-shaped bolt on the wagonbody for receiving a part at the upperend ot' the'second beam.

In testimony whereof I atfix my signature.

SAM CARNES.

